Select one of the topics below. Write a 3 – 5 page research paper (excluding the cover page and reference page) on the real world application of the chosen technology. Your paper should a include the type of organization(s) that benefit most from this technology. Elaborate on what business problem the technology solves. Also, how does it help the organization achieve one or more of the following?

• Achieve operational excellence through higher levels of efficiency and productivity
• Create new products, services, and business models
• Raise revenue and profits while lowering costs by increasing customer and supplier intimacy
• Improve decision making for managers and employees
• Increase competitive advantages
• Insure survival caused by business environment changes

Choose ONE topic:

• On-demand computing
• Service-oriented architecture (SOA)
• Storage area networks (SANs)
• Virtualization